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Preventative maintenance and how do you know? donskrin at 11:56am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1468 Hi!I am new to sailing. I bought a Macgregor 26S in July 03. That hooked me and I bought a 1989
Navico wind instrument jr mell at 11:11am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1311 I just recently purchased a 1978 30' Catalina from VT, definately a project boat but I love doing it
keel damage tom at 10:58am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/669 I have purchased a centerboard model oday 25. The hull is in great condition except for the toe of t
cutlass bearing Tantallon at 9:55am 11.23.04 Bigger Boats 4/1750 I want to replace the cutlass bearing on my 31 O'day. Do you have to remove the rudder and if you do
Proper Packing NewB at 9:39am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/758 I am trying to get "the right answer" if there is such a thing on the proper amount of drips/min. AF
columbia 28 york brown at 9:18am 11.23.04 Columbia 3/5320 I just purchased a 1968 columbia 28 and am looking for some input or pointers from other owners.
Masthead Rig Dave at 8:13am 11.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1034 Has anyone converted there fractional rig to a masthead rig?How did it sail afterwards, e.g. heel?
width of a C-30 Fin keel?? Jim at 8:03am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/987 Just purchased a '85 C 30. Have not picked it up yet as there are many electrical problems to be sol
Link 10/Link 20 Gregg at 7:19am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1174 I have 2 group 27 deep cycle batteries wired in parallel for a house bank. I do not yet have a separ
Catalina 36 cushion reupholstery or replacement GregC at 6:19am 11.23.04 Big Boats 2/1656 I recently bought a 1983 catalina 36 that needs the cushions replaced. I'm looking for suggestions a
OVER 22KNOTS ON A SMALL BOAT IKE at 6:10am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/878 I own a 22 foot Oday fixed keel sailboat(600lbs ballast) displacement 1800lbs, that I regularly sail
lighting arrester coffee at 5:52am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1058 does anyone out there have a view on lighting arresters on sailboats? i have heard that they work w
Model differences Wayne12085 at 5:47am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 3/888 Can anyone tell me if there were any manufacturing differences (or other) between the Hunter 26 mode
Hey Seattle area wanna be racers Seattle Scott at 5:46am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1158 Check out the link to the shorthanded sailing asso. I and a buddy did the Blake Island race this mon
sanitation hose replacement ge8679 at 5:11am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/837 I am replacing the 1 1/2 inch hoses in the head with white flexible hose I purchased at West Marine.
Wheel or tiller steering Kevin B at 4:51am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 40/6690 While being laid up with a bug over the last couple of days I read through lots of back issues of sa
cutlass bearing size gary8041 at 4:30am 11.23.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1165 I think i have to replace my cutlass bearing. I have a 1982 h27. does any one know the size I should
Autopilot on a 240 Drew at 4:19am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 4/857 Anybody ever put an autopilot on a 240? I'm looking at the ST1000 - it seems worth the price for a
Bow Leak Rick Hilimire at 2:45am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 6/971 I have a leak when it rains and it seems to be coming in from the deck somehow near the bow. The car
Russ! Where are you? jmcclain at 2:30am 11.23.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/966 Did we offend you in some way? This is a subject that interests many of us and we want to have a bet

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South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 7:33am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so
Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 chilly at 7:32am 02.20.21 They look just fine. It appears someone re-glopped the entire bilge and got messy with the threads
New owners/new name sail sfbay at 7:29am 02.20.21 Just to .............How to Rename a Boat: Remove all traces of the current name. Begin the purging
Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 dmax at 7:21am 02.20.21 It looks to me that in the first picture, some of threads have corroded away, no? If that's the case
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 02.20.21 Regarding using pvc fitting, I remember reading something about keeping the rise above 45 degrees..
Polars Hobgoblin at 7:06am 02.20.21 Thanks!
New owners/new name JAE at 7:04am 02.20.21 Hi Will! Thank you...we will fire up the magma after the ceremony
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:00am 02.20.21 May I ask where you are thinking for the install on the boat and roughly your budget? We have a 20
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Terry Cox at 6:59am 02.20.21 Note that my purge is on the correct side of the siphon breaker Hi Jim, just wondering, is that a
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Terry Cox at 6:41am 02.20.21 I am planning more excursions this year with my 08 hunter 33 and planning to upgrade the anchor rod
New owners/new name Will Gilmore at 6:35am 02.20.21 As far as sacrifice to the gods. In ancient Greece, if a pig, for example, was sacrificed, the gods
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 6:30am 02.20.21 I agree - nice to see a little more balance. Interesting that Ainslie said in the interview after ra
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.20.21 PS: I was the "mechanic" who figured out the problem and fixed it. Here is my fix that prevents an
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Capt jgw at 6:20am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year documen
New owners/new name JAE at 6:15am 02.20.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 5:56am 02.20.21 Basically, the drain pipe from the Lastdrop shaft seal was either plugged up, Similar to the PYI;)
Polars Marmalade at 5:49am 02.20.21
South Coast 22 LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
South Coast 22 (1) LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so

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